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NASA Starliner Commercial Crew Capsule Drop Test

From left: NASA astronauts Eric Boe and Suni Williams pose for photograph at NASA Langley’s gantry on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. The Starliner commercial crew capsule is undergoing drop tests to qualify it for human spaceflight missions. Williams and Boe could both eventually be assigned to ride in a Starliner, or a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, once both commercial crafts are certified for human spaceflight. (Aileen Devlin/Daily Press)The Starliner commercial crew capsule is undergoing drop tests to qualify it for human spaceflight missions. NASA Astronauts Suni Williams and Eric Boe could both eventually be assigned to ride in a Starliner, or a SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, once both commercial crafts are certified for human spaceflight. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (Dave Bowman/NASA) MORE PHOTOSVIDEO